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Austin Carpenter

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Co-Director & CTO

@CMD Software

Austin Carpenter is Co-Director and CTO of CMD Software, a Gold Coast-based development agency that builds Laravel applications for clients across Australia.

He has worked with Laravel for more than eight years and is currently leading the development of a fraud detection platform built on Laravel Cloud.

Austin has a particular interest in system architecture, multi-tenancy, the relationship between business logic and framework concerns, and the practical application of AI in production software.

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Talk Category: Tools

Filament Is Not Just an Admin Panel

Many developers think of Filament as an admin panel. In reality, it can be the foundation for far more sophisticated Laravel applications.

This talk explores how Filament can be used to build structured user experiences, workflows, permissions, and automation, allowing teams to deliver robust applications without starting from scratch.
Using a fictional quote workflow for a creative agency as the foundation, this talk explores how Filament can be applied beyond traditional back-office administration.

Topics include multiple panels, front-end forms, tenancy, permissions, custom components, global conventions, and the practical decisions involved in building maintainable applications on top of Filament. Along the way, you'll see where Filament excels, where additional tools become useful, and how to avoid creating applications that feel like generic CRUD interfaces.
You'll leave with practical patterns for building production applications with Filament and a clearer understanding of where it fits within the broader Laravel ecosystem.

The talk also provides guidance on when Filament can carry an entire product experience, when Livewire or Flux may be a better fit, and how thoughtful structure and design can elevate the user experience.
Ideal for developers with intermediate Laravel experience. Prior exposure to Filament or Livewire will be helpful, but is not required.
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